ØWhat is the significance with George and
reading?-George speaks to her as
though she is a child; dismissive-He does not want to
acknowledge possible change

ØGirl VS wife? “Girl” when alone, “wife”
when with George—How she feels

ØPENDING:
Cat in the Rain: the Sequel(Class
Story)

2:40--Tableaux
(two foursomes and one trio—same groups as last time)

•Get with
your group, and create a tableaux.

•We’ll
perform the tableaux pieces after you have a few minutes of prep time.

2:50--Vocabulary

1.Convene
the first official meeting of the Vocab War team (red sheet).

2.Update
your Vocab War grids.

3.Quiz
your partner/team over the twelve new vocab words, which should be cut out,
then defined on the back.

4.We
will have a pre-quiz tomorrow over the twelve vocab words.

5.The
“for-real” quiz will be Friday.

Welcome to Creative
Writing!

ØWednesday,
September 4th, 2013

When You Come In

1.Please
initial next to your name on the clipboard.

2.12,000
grains due on free rice on Monday, 9/9/2013

Free-Write
#2

1.Write for a
full ten minutes without stopping.

2.I’m the only one who will read it.

3.The topic,
genre, and style are yours, but you may use page 10.

Start @ 11:27; ending at 11:37

Put “Free-Write #2” in big
letters across the top, as well as the date:9/4/13

Writing
Experiment #4--Earliest Memory

1.Get
out a sheet of notebook paper and something to write with.

2.Write
“WE#4—Earliest Memory” at the top.

3.Model:I’m going to tell you my Earliest
Memory.As I share it with you, pay
attention to the details I am using.Write down any details that have to do with the five senses.

a.Sight

b.Smell

c.Taste

d.Touch

e.sound

Bathtime

My brother and I are in the black
tub.He sits at the back of the tub,
splashing, and I sit at the front of the tub, running my hands under the water
flowing from the silver faucet.I reach
up, and I turn one of the silver knobs all the way to the right.I clamber out of the tub, and stand dripping
on the black furry bathmat.Steam begins
to rise off the water, floating up towards the white ceiling.The black and white wall tiles start to
sweat.

I turn to look at my brother.The water is up to his belly, and he holds
his arms up and out in front of him, out of the water.His arms are like skinny white pencils, thin
as they are.Then I see pink; his skin
is pink on his chest, and his skin is pink on his neck, and his whole face is
turning pink.He opens his mouth, and he
hollers.

Mom rushes into the bathroom,
scoops him out of the tub and wraps him in a black towel. Bathtime is over.

Prepping
to Write the Earliest Memory Paragraph

1.Now
you brainstorm some of your earliest
memories.Just make a list.

2.OR,
if you’ve already committed to the early memory you want to write about, list as many details as you can about
it.

a.Sights

b.Sounds

c.Textures

d.Smells

e.tastes

3.You pair-share with a partner—chat
about your ideas, ask each other questions, talk it out…. (2 minutes)

Typing
Your First Draft, and Revising to Second

1.Now,
create a new google doc, and type a paragraph or two about your earliest memory
(fifteen-ish minutes) Started: 12:40; ending 12:50-ish?

2.NOTE:IF YOU NEED SPELLCHECK, type this in Word, and I’ll show you how to
upload it to your google drive later.

3.If
you listen to music, make sure it’s in only one ear.J

4.Please
doublespace, since this is prose (not a poem).

5.TELL ME WHEN YOU’RE DONE, PLEASE!

Asking and
Answering Questions

When you finish your paragraph, type these questions at the bottom of your piece.

1.What colors can I add?

a.EXAMPLE OF HOW YOUR ANSWER SHOULD LOOK:I could add the color lavender when I talk
about my mom’s shirt.

2.What textures did I feel?

3.What sounds did I hear?

4.What’s my overall feeling about this memory?

5.Did I learn something from it?

6.Do I like remembering it?

ØAsk
yourself these questions, then type your answers under each question.

ØAfter
you type your six answers, go back to your paragraph(s), and add any details
you need to, based on your answers (2nd draft).(ten-ish minutes)

Homework

ØFreerice for
Monday, 12,000 grains

* * * *

Howdy, College-Prep
Reading!

Wednesday,
September 4th

When
You Come In

1.Sign in.

2.Pick up extra Vocab War sheets, if need.(We will form teams today!)

3.12,000 grains of free rice are due
Monday

Backbone
Literature:Greek Mythology

1.Let’s start with a quiz!Yay!J

a.Number your paper from #1-20, losers!(…mostly Carly)

b.You MAY use the family tree (with your
eyeballs).

ØAnd then, we are going
to hear about THE OFFSPRING!

Big
Idea

ØListen
today for resonances, echoes, patterns:

oBeauty

oBalance

oRevenge

oJealousy

oWhat
other motifs (repeated themes) are we hearing?

Barbie
Presentations (continued)

1.Tell
a brief story (one minute) about his/her god/goddess, then present the myth
Barbie.

2.We
listen the first time through the presentation, then take notes as we went back
through the key points.

3.The
following gods/goddess were presented yesterday, are they are up on the family
tree board: